Guides tagged “security”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about security, sorted A-Z.
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Website security checklist for hosting customers (with Imunify360)
A practical security checklist for cPanel hosting customers: what Imunify360 already does for you, and the passwords, updates, backups and settings you still need to handle.
What is a firewall? Network, host and web application firewalls explained
Learn what a firewall does, how network, host-based and web application firewalls (WAF) differ, and which ones protect a cPanel server, VPS or website.
What is CloudLinux and why does it matter for your hosting?
CloudLinux isolates every hosting account with its own resource limits and a caged file system. Learn how LVE, CageFS, PHP Selector and MySQL Governor keep sites fast and safe.
When an employee leaves: forward, archive and delete their cPanel mailbox
A safe offboarding routine for a departing employee's cPanel email: block logins, keep receiving mail via a forwarder, archive old mail and delete the mailbox later.
WHM reseller ACL lists: choose safe reseller privileges (root guide)
Create and apply ACL lists in WHM so resellers get exactly the privileges they need: which functions are safe, which are risky and how to update many resellers.
WHMCS security hardening checklist
Secure WHMCS: rename the admin folder, move sensitive folders out of the web root, lock configuration.php, enforce 2FA, restrict admin IPs, enable CAPTCHA and keep WHMCS updated.
Windows Firewall: Preventing Unauthorized Incoming Connections on Server Roles
Review the inbound rules that Windows server roles add, then replace broad allow rules with scoped ones so only the hosts that need a service can reach it.
Windows Server: Implementing Auditing Policies to Track Security Events
Configure Advanced Audit Policy subcategories on a Windows VPS to record logons, privilege use and file access, then read those events in the Security log.
Windows Server: Securing Remote Desktop Session Management (RDP) Best Practices
Lock down Remote Desktop session management on Windows Server — require Network Level Authentication, cap idle and disconnected sessions, audit logons and end sessions you do not recognise.
WordPress security hardening checklist
Harden a WordPress site on cPanel hosting: strong logins and 2FA, updates, file permissions, disabling file editing, limiting login attempts and safe backups.
WordPress user roles and permissions explained
Give every WordPress user the right access: what Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber can do, adding users safely, and auditing accounts.
Write a custom Fail2ban filter and test it with fail2ban-regex
Build your own Fail2ban filter for an app that has no built-in one. Write a failregex with the HOST tag, set a datepattern, test it with fail2ban-regex and attach it to a new jail.
Write firewalld rich rules for IP-based access
Use firewalld rich rules to open a port to one IP, rate-limit new connections, and log or reject traffic. Covers runtime vs permanent rules and how to list and remove them.
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